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February 17, 2004

Polaroid urges users not to "shake it like a Polaroid picture," advising instead that:

The best way to ensure a perfectly developed image is to simply lay the picture on a flat surface immediately after it exits the camera.

I can't decide if this is bland corporate humorlessness or a bland corporate attempt to have some kicky fun with the audience of Outkast's "Hey Ya." Either way, it falls as flat as a Polaroid picture which has been properly placed on a surface immediately after it exits the camera. (Alright, alright, alright, alright!!!) Wait, hang on, this just in: What Polaroid actually meant to say is, and I quote: "Thank you. Thank you. We're dyin' here. We were so cool once and now look at us. Holy God, what happened?"

February 03, 2004

Mieskuoro Huutajat ("Men's Choir Shouters") -- 20 young Finnish guys in black suits who perform popular songs in a heavily-accented shout, like the Gumbys at a hootenanny. Their version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (64 kbps MP3, 746K) is reason enough to move to Canada, as if one more reason were needed. Seriously: You need to hear this. (Via MeFi.)